(VOVWORLD) - The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike, President Joe Biden said Monday in a speech from the White House.
 A former eye surgeon from Egypt, Ayman al-Zawahiri takes over the al Qaeda terror network after the killing of Osama Bin Laden in 2011. (Photo: AP) |
Al-Zawahiri, 71, succeeded Osama bin Laden as the leader of the terror group in 2011 after helping led the Sept. 11 terror attacks that murdered nearly 3,000 people in America.
The 71-year-old was on the FBI's most-wanted terrorist list, having declared the US 'the far enemy', with a 25 million USD reward for information leading directly to him.